{"product_id":"monumentality-geographies-histories-ideologies-979-8887120676","title":"Monumentality: Geographies, Histories, Ideologies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable January 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Elizabeth Kassler-Taub and Inderbir Singh Riar\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of how monuments—both physical and conceptual—shape memory, identity, and public debate across cultures and time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compelling volume invites readers to reimagine how monuments shape history, identity, and public space. Monumentality is explored as a dynamic and contested idea—one that moves beyond grand buildings and enduring structures to understand how societies remember the past and envision the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging scholarly essays, accompanied by focused reflections on objects held in Getty collections, analyze the emotional, ideological, and technological dimensions of monuments by tracing their changing meanings across cultures and historical periods. Spanning themes of destruction, circulation, territorialization, and empire, the book investigates topics such as the ruin aesthetic of the Paris Commune, the material remnants of Buddhism in India, the construction of Cold War dams, and the influence of Almohad minaret architecture. Throughout, readers will encounter the enduring effects of colonialism, modernization, and settlements on societies around the world—from nineteenth-century West Africa to postwar Japan and Guam to present-day Israel and Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, these studies integrate histories of art, architecture, and urban landscapes to examine the role of monuments in contemporary life. \u003ci\u003eMonumentality\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh perspectives on what we choose to honor, why the past is preserved (or forgotten), and how the complex narratives embedded in memorials or public art condition our experience of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Kassler-Taub is assistant professor of art history at Dartmouth College. Inderbir Singh Riar is associate professor in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University in Ottawa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 x 10 inches\u003cbr\u003e100 color and 20 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 979-8-88712-067-6\u003cbr\u003epaperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Research Institute\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Issues \u0026amp; Debates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2027\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48183674732736,"sku":"9798887120676","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/files\/9798887120676.jpg?v=1776904951","url":"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/monumentality-geographies-histories-ideologies-979-8887120676","provider":"Getty Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}